Teaching Ethics and Professionalism: A National Survey of Ophthalmology Residency Program Directors.

ABSTRACT: Background  While ethics and professionalism are important components of graduate medical education, there is limited data about how ethics and professionalism curricula are taught or assessed in ophthalmology residency programs. Objective  This study aimed to determine how U.S. ophthalmology residency programs teach and assess ethics and professionalism and explore trainee preparedness in these areas. Methods  Directors from accredited U.S. ophthalmology residency programs completed an online survey about components of programs' ethics and professionalism teaching curricula, strategies for assessing competence, and trainee preparedness in these areas. Results  Directors from 55 of 116 programs (46%) responded. The most common ethics and professionalism topics t

SUBMITTER: Kretz AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9927989 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature